Gentle Current — Jiangnan Wooden Comb Check
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
Soft red and indigo lines form a large square grid around fine comb-like inner stripes in this substantial, softly structured Jiangnan homespun cotton.
Atlas · Period
c. 1940s–1960s
Objects broadly attributed to the 1940s–1960s, with confidence shown at object level.
10 documented objects
Hai Shang Ji Hua — Shanghai Shepherd’s Purse Picked-Weave Textile
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
A rare Shanghai-area tiaohua cloth in which tiny four-petal flowers are woven directly into a deep blue checked ground rather than printed or embroidered on the surface.
Ink Cloud Current — Jiangnan Handwoven Homespun
c. 1940s–1960s · 100% handspun cotton
A narrow black-ground Jiangnan homespun with blue-and-white supplementary-weft details: substantial, soft and quietly patterned, with original sizing still present.
Midnight — Chongming Dark Stripe Tubu
c. 1940s–1960s · Handspun cotton
A long Chongming handwoven cotton that reads almost black from a distance, then reveals quiet blue, green, red and ivory stripes like small lights in the night.
Indigo Mist Ramie
c. 1940s–1960s · Ramie
A light, translucent ramie cloth with an open plain weave, irregular yarn and a softly weathered blue surface.
Old Shanghai Blue
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
Broad indigo squares and black-and-ivory crossing lines form a narrow cotton textile with irregular woven texture.
Shanghai Blue Haze
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
Blue, white and dark lines change width through the plaid, creating a softly graduated effect across the woven cloth.
Indigo Field Check
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
Solid dark and cream squares alternate with speckled mixed-yarn blocks in a rustic woven checkerboard.
Quiet Grid
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
A fine blue-black-and-cream micro-check contains tiny woven flecks and irregular cotton yarn.
Ant Trail
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
Tiny pale dots and broken lines form the ant-pattern check described in the source across a deep-blue ground.
These groups bring together descriptions from the textile records. Regional attributions and technical identifications may be provisional; open an individual record for its evidence and attribution notes.